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Korea Herald
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Korea Herald
House committee passes bill to establish interparliamentary dialogue among S. Korea, US, Japan
A US House committee passed a bill Tuesday to establish an interparliamentary trilateral dialogue among South Korea, the United States and Japan as part of efforts to deepen cooperation in tackling shared challenges in the Indo-Pacific. The House Foreign Affairs Committee endorsed the US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation Act aimed at creating permanent channels of communication and coordination among the three countries' legislative bodies, according to the office of Rep. Ami Bera, ranking member of the subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific. "As we face growing threats in the Indo-Pacific, now is the time to invest in our closest alliances rooted in democratic principles," Bera said in a statement. "This bill creates a permanent forum for lawmakers from the United States, Japan, and South Korea to meet regularly, exchange ideas, and coordinate on challenges ranging from maritime security and economic growth to safeguarding democratic institutions," he added. The lawmaker said the legislative effort builds on the momentum from the first standalone trilateral summit that the leaders of the three countries held at Camp David in Maryland in August 2023 to strengthen three-way cooperation. Bera introduced the bill, while Reps. Joe Wilson, Mike Kelly, Joaquin Castro, Adrian Smith and the late Gerry Connolly co-led the legislation.
India Today
20-06-2025
- General
- India Today
Bengal PhD student stuck in bunker in Israel pins hope of safe return on Op Sindhu
A PhD scholar from West Bengal has been forced to take shelter in a bunker in Israel's Tel Aviv to escape the missile attacks as the conflict between the Jewish state and Iran raged on for the eighth Bera, a PhD scholar at Tel Aviv University, spoke to India Today TV in an exclusive interview about how he has been managing his daily routine in Israel since June 13, when the Jewish state launched Operation Rising Lion against Iran. He expressed his willingness to return home as part of India's Operation Sindhu, although he was anxious about the we arrived, we were told to download two apps - one is a government app and the other is a private app called red alert. These apps alert us 15-20 minutes in advance about potential missile attacks, giving us time to reach the nearest bunker. If the radar signals a potential threat, a siren goes off and we have to run to the shelter within 90 seconds. Most of the times we are staying in the bunker just below our dormitory," said Bera, a native of Salboni in West Bengal's West Midnapore district. Despite the challenges, Bera praised the Israeli missile warning system, saying, "The Israelis are very used to these things. Thirty per cent of the missiles do fall to the ground, but their system is very high-tech. We can order food and there are general stores open nearby. If I hear a missile, I can reach the shelter in 10 minutes."advertisementThe student shared his experience of a recent missile attack that hit a place three to four kilometres away from his location. "We didn't hear the sound, but we saw the visuals of the attack. It hit a very important place in the city of Tel Aviv. There was no special damage, but it's natural to feel worried," he the fear, Bera said that life in Tel Aviv is slowly returning to normal. "People are playing beach volleyball and going for jogs on the beach. Life is moving towards normal. You can call it the new normal," he expressed his gratitude to the Indian embassy in Tel Aviv for its support and said he would soon return home under Operation Sindhu launched by India."Our Indian embassy is working very well. They launched Operation Sindhu for us and we're being evacuated. I have registered and maybe very soon, I'll return home. We don't even know how to thank the Indian government. They're doing everything they can to get us out of this situation," he also said his family is in constant contact with him and wants him to return home. "I am considering it seriously. At the end of the day, there's work, but everything is fine. I'm worried about the stray events that could happen anytime," he InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Israel#Iran#West Bengal
Malay Mail
11-06-2025
- Malay Mail
In Pahang, woman swept away by strong currents after car plunges into Sungai Triang found drowned
KUANTAN, June 11 — A woman who was reported to have been swept by the current after the car she was in slid into Sungai Triang, near Bandar Baru Bera, was found drowned this morning. Bera District Police Chief Supt Zulkiflee Nazir said the body of Sakirah Akop, 31, was found floating about 2.5 kilometres from the location where the car had slipped and plunged into the river last Monday. He said the police were informed about the discovery of the body at 8.12am by passers-by who were jogging in the area. The body was then taken to the Bera Hospital Forensic Unit for further action, he said in a statement today. In the incident which occurred at about 1.30pm last Monday, the woman was reported to have accompanied her husband on a fishing trip, but stayed in the car with her one-year and four-month-old daughter, when the vehicle slid and plunged into the river. The husband was fishing about eight metres away. It was reported that the victim's husband managed to save their child, who was inside the car, but the woman is believed to have been swept away by the strong current while trying to save herself. — Bernama
The Hindu
06-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Rammohan Naidu lauds Boeing's health care initiative
Union Minister for Civil Aviation K. Rammohan Naidu on Friday lauded Boeing India's health care initiative that ensures poor patients get treatment in Government General Hospital of Vizianagaram. In association with Doctors For You (DFY) organisation, Boeing provided essential diagnostic and therapeutic tools to ensure more patient car in the hospital. In the presence of the Union Minister, Boeing's chief of staff and CSR wing head Praveena Yagnambhat handed over autoclave, Bera and PTA devices, Elisa Reader, HPLC system, CBC/Hemotology Analyzer, Ureteroscope, Hospital Laundry System and other equipment to the hospital authorities. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister thanked Boeing authorities for selecting remote Srikakulam district for its CSR activities. He urged all other corporate companies to come forward and lend help to kidney patients of Uddanam region.
Time of India
05-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Union asks for more rakes, personnel for Purple, Orange Lines
Kolkata: The Pragatisil Sramik Karmachari Union has urged Metro Railway to add rakes and traffic personnel for the Purple and Orange lines, which are set to extend operations now that they are equipped with the advanced signalling system. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now On behalf of the INTTUC-affiliated Metro workers' union, general secretary Samir Bera wrote to Metro's chief operations manager. With no fresh recruitment and staff members continuously being transferred out of the North-South (Blue) line, the situation is worse for the truncated Purple (Joka-Majerhat) and Orange (New Garia-Ruby) lines. "The launch of the Yellow Line and the Green Line's last leg is imminent. We welcome the opening of new lines. Unfortunately, the workforce is dragged from the Blue Line, which is already reeling under an acute staff shortage," wrote Bera. Union vice-president Subhasis Sengupta said, "So many extensions but there aren't enough rakes, motormen, or traffic personnel to operate them." In a report titled "Lone rake pulls Purple Line ops, normal services from today", TOI highlighted the rake and manpower personnel issues. Until April, the Purple line offered 18 services at 50-minute intervals. Following the signalling upgrade, 44 services were added from May 9, and the six-hour services doubled. However, a single rake continued to run up and down the 8-km corridor, while another remained on standby.
